Percolator



(No Model.)

H. KIENTH. 121.1110011111011.

No. 411,596. Patented sept. 24,1889.

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HANS KIENTH, OF MILVAUKEE, W'ISCONSIN.

PERcoLAToR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 411,596, datedSeptember 24, 1889.

Application tiled June 24:, 1889. Serial No. 315,421. (No model.)l

' sists in certain peculiarities of construction,

as Will be fully set forth hereinafter and' sub sequently claimed.

The drawing is a vertical central section through my improved device anda vial being lled therefrom, illustrating the operation of my invention.

A represents the outer vessel of the percolator, of any suitablematerial-such as glass or earthenware-in the lower part of which arecast or formed lugs d a, While the upper part of the vessel lis formedwith a shoulder o, for the reception of a cover B, centrally perforated,as shown at c, to receive a perforated cork C, and having anotheropening CZ at one side of the center with a cover D.

E is a disk, formed of any suitable material, (preferably of glass orearthenvvare, like the vessel A, but which may be of Wood, rubber, ormetal, or other substance,) provided with series of perfor-ations e e e,which is designed to rest on the described lugs o, a., and

which has a central perforation f, (larger than the series ofperforations c e 6,) forthe reception of a perforated cork F in verticalline with the perforated cork C in the cover B; and G is a tube(preferably of glass) passed down through the two perforated corks justnamed, and having openings, holes, or notches g g at its lower end and aperforated cork II at its upper end, which latter receives one end ofthe Siphon-tube h, Whose other end is shown Within the vial I that is tobe filled; and i is a piece of felt or flannel having a central hole, bymeans of Which it is iitted on the tube G and pushed down to rest on theperforated disk E, the outer edge of the piece c' resting against theinner Walls of the vessel, so as to form a sort of cup, the diameter ofthe cloth or felt i being' greater than that of the vessel A at thispoint.

The operation of my device will be readily understood from the foregoingdescription of its construction. The drug or other material is putWithin the vessel (through the opening d) resting on the cloth or feltcup fi, and the alcohol or other iiuid poured in on top of this,gradually percolating through the fabric 'z' and perforated disk E tothe bottom 'of the vessel A, thence (in a clear condition) iinding itsWay through the openings g g into the tube G, and thence, by reason ofthe siphon h, being drawn into the vial I or other receptacle.

My device is very simple and inexpensive and a great improvement on thepercolators in common use.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a percolator, the combination, with a vessel having interiorsupporting-lugs near its bottom, of a perforated disk resting on said vlugs, a tube extending within said glass and passing through saidperforated disk, and a siphon extending into said tube, substantially asset forth.

2. In a percolator, the combination, with a vessel having interiorsupporting-lugs near its bottom, of a perforated disk resting on saidlugs and having a central larger perforation fitted With'a perforatedcork, a top or cover with similar central perforation and perfo ratedcork, a tube passed through said perforated corks and having aperforated cork at its upper end and openings or notches at its lowerend, and a Siphon, one end of which is passed through the last-nam edperforated cork and extended down Wit-hin said tube, substantially asset forth.

3. In a percolator, the combination, with a vessel having interiorsupportingdugs near its bottom, of a perforated disk resting on saidlugs and having a central perforation fitted with a perforated cork, atube having a perforated cork at its upper end and openings at its lowerend, passed through said firstnamed perforated cork, a siphon fitted insaid tube, and a Cup of felt or Cloth having a eenthe county ofMilwaukee and State'of Wistral perforation fitting around said tube andcousin, in the presence of two Witnesses. resting on said perforateddisk and against the inner Walls of the said Vessel, substan-HANS'KIENTH. 5 tially as set forth. Witnesses:

In testimony that I Claim the foregoing I II. G. UNDERWOOD,

have hereunto set my hand, at Milwaukee,in WVM. KLUG.

